U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan requiring more than 100 million Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 relies on a rarely used workplace rule with a history of being blocked in court, making it an inviting target for legal challenges by employers. As part of Biden’s plan, unveiled Thursday, private employers with 100 or more staff… Continue reading Biden Vaccine Plan Hinges on Rarely Used Rule, Inviting Legal Challenges
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U.S. Employers Making Moves to Facilitate COVID-19 Vaccination of Employees: WTW
U.S. employers are taking measures to make vaccines more accessible to their employees and to encourage them to get inoculated, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. The Emerging Trends in Health Care Survey conducted earlier this month found more than eight in 10 employers… Continue reading U.S. Employers Making Moves to Facilitate COVID-19 Vaccination of Employees: WTW
Nursing Homes Hit Early Roadblocks in Massive Vaccine Campaign
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the country are facing difficult headwinds as they kick off a mass-vaccination campaign against the coronavirus. Challenges in obtaining consent could delay vaccinations for millions of residents, and some staff are balking at taking the vaccine, prompting facilities to launch education initiatives in an effort to win them… Continue reading Nursing Homes Hit Early Roadblocks in Massive Vaccine Campaign
Vaccination Campaign at Nursing Homes Faces Obstacles and Confusion
In coming days, squads of CVS and Walgreens employees, clad in protective gear and carrying small coolers, will begin to arrive at tens of thousands of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities to vaccinate staff and residents against the coronavirus. It promises to be a crucial milestone in America’s battle against a pandemic that has inflicted… Continue reading Vaccination Campaign at Nursing Homes Faces Obstacles and Confusion